I am officially not a spring chicken. If a day spent sitting on a chair in the heat can cause the type of tiredness that caused me to pull off on 270 and “rest” then I am officially an olde fogey. The day was exhausting. Here’s why: Staying up until 3 a.m. to print...
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As a kid I devoured books. I read through the Judy Blumes. I raced through Harriet the Spy. I became obsessed with reading every book in the Chalet School book series. The Chalet School books were written in 1930s and 1940s. The books were hard to come by, but I found them at the...
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As a mom, books have helped me teach a child about a favorite subject….quiet down a rambunctious toddler before naptime…take some downtime for myself…help my children do their homework… Books will always be an integral part of my parenting, marriage, and life. As many of you know, I first heard about Joy Berry at...
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As an aspiring writer, I am utterly intrigued by anyone who writes a book. I post, I contribute, I write, I tweet, but as yet I am light years away from actually writing a book. So, I set out to find out how one writer does it. Her name is Beth Feldman and she is well-known...
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If you think you are confident, you will be confident. This sounds so obvious, doesn’t it? But, why do we, as moms, have so many doubts about our selves, our work style, our parenting, and our interactions with friends? In Think Confident, Be Confident, Leslie Sokol and Marci Fox tackle the issue of confidence...
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I always feel disappointed when I don’t read a book in time for Book Club. I’m in two books clubs right now: a real-life Book Club and the SVMomsBookClub. The real life Book Club and I are not getting along well. I want to go to meetings, but I can’t seem to get the book...
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I loved this book! I know, I know what you are going to say. “She was sent a free copy, so of course she will like the book!” Here’s the thing though…you can’t read a long and involved story like Shelter Me just for the sake of a free review copy. You have to give...
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I recently discovered through my good friend, Mariana, that publishers have programs for bloggers. I love this idea. I quickly signed up with Thomas Nelson. My first book for review was a good one: She Still Calls Me Daddy: Building a New Relationship with Your Daughter After You Walk Her Down the Aisle by Robert Wolgemuth. I’m not a...
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When I meet a fellow mom for the first time, it is not long before the conversation comes around to the following topics: - how were your pregnancies? - how long was your labor? - morning sickness — yay or nay? As a mom I have an unbreakable bond with anyone who has gone through childbirth. Now...
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Crafty Daughter’s volleyball team at Penn State for volleyball tournament…Crafty Daughter is third from left, sitting on lion. Her team won the gold medal in the platinum division. Her team was young — most only 10 in a division for 12s. There were 4 divisions in the tournament that featured teams from the east...
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